Los Angeles' Chinatown wasn't as large as New York's.
However, the rental prices in the Los Angeles Chinatown area were relatively expensive, as it was much safer than other immigrant districts.
Hunter wasn't exactly wealthy yet, so the apartment building he ended up renting...
...wasn't actually in Chinatown itself, but in a nearby community with a large Italian-American population.
It was a six-story apartment building facing the street; aside from lacking an elevator, the living environment here was quite decent.
Hunter inquired with the real estate agency and learned that this old apartment building was constructed in the 1970s and was nearly thirty years old.
Most of the residents were middle-aged and elderly people.
Moreover, the occupancy rate of the entire building was barely over half.
After confirming that there were no overly complicated immigrant issues here, and that he wouldn't be woken up by gunshots and fighting halfway through the day.
Hunter decided to rent the place.
The rental apartment he finally chose was on the sixth floor.
The layout here wasn't considered large, but it was significantly bigger than the old apartment Hunter had rented before.
It had two bedrooms, one bathroom, one living room, and one kitchen, totaling about sixty square meters.
The kitchen and bathroom were both very small, each only about four or five square meters in size.
But for one person, it was certainly enough.
The only troublesome thing was that the nearest parking lot to the apartment was over a kilometer away.
He would have to walk across several streets to get there.
If Mia wanted to visit him in the future, parking would at least be much more inconvenient than before.
The environment here was much better and significantly larger than where Hunter had previously rented.
Consequently, the rent was not cheap, costing fifteen hundred us dollar a month.
This was nearly double the price of the apartment Hunter had rented previously.
Fortunately, he currently had some money, so he signed a three-month short-term lease, planning to decide later whether to renew.
That day, Hunter spent the daytime shopping in Chinatown.
The apartment he was currently renting had no electrical appliances other than a refrigerator and a television.
Furthermore, when Hunter moved out previously, he hadn't brought any clothes, underwear, or shoes.
Even blankets, pots, pans, and bowls needed to be purchased.
That day, Hunter truly enjoyed the pleasure of shopping.
Moreover, he carried the private space with him.
No matter how large the purchased items were, he just needed to find an empty spot and casually stuff them into the private space.
Hunter still possessed basic conscience!
He could righteously rob criminals (black eats black) and target ill-gotten gains, but he did not target ordinary people.
Otherwise, simply by utilizing the private space, which was growing larger recently.
Hunter could quickly amass wealth just by using the private space for "zero-dollar shopping" daily in stores like supermarkets and department stores.
In the end, after spending several thousand us dollar to properly furnish himself with goods.
Hunter brought them back to his newly rented apartment and started getting busy.
He unpacked, assembled, and connected the new appliances to power.
While he was at it, he also set up the few small pieces of furniture he had acquired.
Hunter worked very hard, because during the process, he unexpectedly activated a Carpentry Skill and an Electrician Skill.
This truly put him in a good mood.
Coupled with the Computer Skill that was triggered when he previously bought a laptop.
In just a few days, Hunter had successively activated several different skills.
Regardless of whether he would use these skills in the future.
Hunter understood the principle that having many skills is never a burden.
Moreover, for every extra skill.
The leveling up of those skills would grant Hunter a precious Free Attribute Point.
Furthermore, it would also increase the size of his private space by one cubic meter.
Therefore, regarding the skills he obtained.
No matter how useless they seemed, Hunter would diligently continue to level them up.
When one is busy alone, time always passes without realizing it.
So much so that when the knocking sound rang out.
Hunter realized that it was already past nine o'clock at night.
"Oh no!"
"I got too engrossed without realizing it."
Due to the newly triggered Electrician Skill, Hunter, who had some basic electrical knowledge in his previous life.
Besides installing the appliances, he also took the opportunity to thoroughly check the wiring of his residence.
Plus, he had bought some furniture that required self-assembly.
As a result, he lost track of time for so long.
In the US, there are many strange laws.
Among them, making noise in one's own home that disturbs neighbors can lead to complaints or even police reports.
And regarding this type of complaint—which isn't dangerous but still boosts 'performance metrics'.
US police generally react more proactively than when they hear about robbery, theft, or gang fights.
Hunter quickly put down the tools in his hands; he was in the middle of making simple modifications to a bookshelf he had purchased.
Hearing the knocking outside grow louder and more urgent, he quickly grabbed the shirt nearby.
Then, he used the shirt to wipe the sweat from his face and quickly walked over to open the door.
The moment he opened the door, Hunter was immediately bombarded by a woman's words.
"Hey, mister."
"What time do you think it is?"
"Stop making noise immediately, or I will call the police."
Standing outside Hunter's apartment was a woman who looked "ripe."
She had short to medium-length golden hair that was sexy and alluring.
But what caught Hunter's attention the most was the spotted leopard-print long shirt she wore, and the two semicircles revealed at the neckline.
As well as the hip-hugging mini-skirt that perfectly highlighted her rounded curves.
"Is she thirty, or forty?"
The age of Western women is a mystery, especially those between twenty and forty.
Some are very young but look incredibly mature and charming.
Some who are past thirty look like they are forty or fifty.
However, there are a very few who remain full of charm and allure even in their thirties and forties.
Coincidentally, the woman at Hunter's door was one such example.
"Hello, Madam."
Hunter smiled as he put on his shirt, apologizing to her politely and gracefully: "I regret that we had to meet under these circumstances!"
"My name is Hunter, I'm the new tenant who just moved in today."
"Since I was organizing the furniture and appliances alone, I accidentally kept busy until now."
"I sincerely apologize for the trouble I have caused you."
When Hunter opened the door, the beautiful blonde woman was initially furious.
But after getting a clear look at her new neighbor, especially since Hunter had taken off his shirt while working blindly inside earlier.
When he quickly put it back on just now, his distinctly muscular upper body inevitably flashed before her eyes for a moment.
As a result, the beautiful blonde woman's eyes were instantly glued to him.
She usually worked as a hostess in bars and nightclubs, and had seen all sorts of men.
Yet at this moment, the beautiful blonde woman suddenly felt.
Perhaps it had been a bit too abrupt of her to stomp over here looking for trouble.
As Hunter finished putting on his shirt, her gaze regretfully moved up to his face.
The instant the beautiful blonde woman clearly saw his face, her eyes became even more fixed.
"What a handsome young asian stud!"
Regardless of race or skin color, most people's aesthetics are actually quite similar.
Hunter in this life was definitely handsome and dashing.
Even according to Western standards of beauty, he was considered outstanding.
Driven by an inexplicable impulse, the beautiful blonde woman didn't know what came over her.
A sentence suddenly popped out as if she hadn't thought about it.
"Um, do you need help?"
Hunter was stunned for a moment, then quickly flashed an even brighter smile.
"If it's not too much trouble for you, that would be a huge help!"
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